A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799
by Lisney, A.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A little sunned around spine, edges slightly spotted, otherwise Very Good
- Seller
-
LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-28049
- Title
- A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799
- Author
- Lisney, A.A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo, 25 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - A little sunned around spine, edges slightly spotted, otherwise Very Good
- Edition
- Limited edition of 500 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately printed for the author at the Chiswick Press, London, first edition, 1960
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- xviii, 315 pp, 40 ills
- Keywords
- 17th 18th century butterfly butterflies lepidoptera entomology science scientists entomologists
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History (Bibliographies);
Terms of Sale
Wykeham Books
Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. Books sent overseas will normally be despatched by surface mail at printed paper rate unless air mail is requested. Terms: We accept payment by bank (wire) transfer (all bank charges payable by the purchaser) or PayPal. Alternatively we accept cash or cheques in UK Pounds (payable to Wykeham Books) drawn on a UK bank account. Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. For overseas orders, any applicable sales or value added tax, or customs duties, or administration charges for the collection thereof, are payable by the purchaser on importation. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt if not as described.
About the Seller
Wykeham Books
About Wykeham Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...